Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.

In the fog-laden hills of San Francisco sits a sleepy independent boba cafe. It's run by Aria's nainai--her grandmother--and guarded by her adorable kitty, Bao. And the cafe has a big secret... When Aria, who is Indian and Chinese American, comes to stay with her nainai for the summer, she makes it her mission to turn the cafe around. Aria is quickly aided by Bao, who gives birth to eight perfect kittens. Despite feeling wary of social media, Aria...

My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods... or monsters. I still can't decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me. Then there's Jaxon Vega. A vampire with deadly secrets who hasn't felt anything for a hundred years. But there's something about...

If it were easy, it wouldn't be Fortnite. When 98% of the world's population disappears in the blink of an eye, the isolated survivors, 4 teenagers named Cody, Sarah, Eric, and Kiki, each cower in the ruins of their homeland, pounded by strange storms and hunted by ravenous monsters. One by one, they discover a hopeful sign of life, a distress call, which beckons them toward a place called Homebase. In their pursuit of this safe haven, they find...

Showcasing the smart and talented people who live between the pages, this inspiring collection of true stories, as told to one of the greatest novelists of our time, invites us into a world where we can feed our curiosities, discover new voices and find whatever we want or require.

"When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia's aunt, Ena, has been serving as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about the family's past. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to...

An abandoned plant. A hidden past. A deadly danger. Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—the most famous case of which resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. It's personal to her, and when she's assigned to a small exploration crew who recently suffered the tragic death of a colleague, she wants to help. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes...

Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town of Awago Beach. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a...